Four Indian soldiers killed in Kashmir battle with militants: police

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SRINAGAR, India (AFP) — At least four soldiers died Monday in a fierce gunfight with rebels in Indian-administered Kashmir just four days after a suicide bomber killed 41 paramilitaries in the troubled territory, officials said.

One soldier and one civilian were also critically wounded in the shootout as troops launched a search operation in Pulwama district where the suicide bomber struck on Thursday.

“Four soldiers were killed during the shootout and another one is injured,” a senior police officer told AFP on condition of anonymity.

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